§ MR. ALBERT GREY (Northumberland, Tyneside)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, What were the sentences of penal servitude passed upon the "Moonlighters" 1642 who attacked the house of Mrs. Mayberry, near Tralee, on 17th March 1882; and, is it the case that all the prisoners have already been released; if so, upon what grounds was their release directed, and what portion of their sentence did each undergo?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. JOHN MORLEY) (Newcastle-on-Tyne), in reply, said, four men were sentenced to penal servitude in this case, one for 15 years and the other three for 10 years. They had all since been released on licences which were issued, three by the order of Lord Spencer when Lord Lieutenant, and the fourth by Lord Carnarvon. These decisions appeared to have been arrived at after consultation with the learned Judge, Mr. Justice Lawson, who tried the case, and careful inquiry as to the state of the district in which the convicts had resided. He (Mr. John Morley) understood that the conduct of the four men since their release had been satisfactory.